Best 5870 2Gb for overclocking.

[Mamod334]

What is the best 5870 for overclocking that has 2Gb of memory and can have
a waterblock attached to it. Could you tell me what 5870 I should get aswell as a water block that works with it.

Thanks

 

[snaggster]

The first question, why do u want the 2gb card? It's pointless unless your gaming @ 1600 res. If so you would be better of with a 5970 If you want to watercool you need to look out for an ATI reference card.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-147-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

 

[DIABLO]

Only the Asus Matrix 5870 supports GPU voltage adjustment so is potentially the best clocker. There are no waterblocks that will fit a 2GB card though the only ones i've seen are one's can only for reference 1GB models. So you're going to have to compromise and get either a 5970 which you can get waterblocks for but is more expensive or source a reference 5870 1GB from somewhere or bin the water cooling and get a Asus Matrix 5870.

 

[Mamod334]

Do all the GTX 480 cards have no bios lock e.g are they overclockable to as fast as you want until it bursts into flames.
Can you overclock the: Core Voltage
Core Clock
Shader Clock
Memory Clock.

Also are these good overclockers if you have water cooling

 

[layte]

Do all the GTX 480 cards have no bios lock e.g are they overclockable to as fast as you want until it bursts into flames.
Can you overclock the: Core Voltage
Core Clock
Shader Clock
Memory Clock.

Also are these good overclockers if you have water cooling

Yes, but core and shader speeds are tied together (shader is always x2 core). I have two watercooled 480's they run at 900core/1100mem (stock is 700core/924mem)

 

[cobhc]

Only the Asus Matrix 5870 supports GPU voltage adjustment so is potentially the best clocker. There are no waterblocks that will fit a 2GB card though the only ones i've seen are one's can only for reference 1GB models. So you're going to have to compromise and get either a 5970 which you can get waterblocks for but is more expensive or source a reference 5870 1GB from somewhere or bin the water cooling and get a Asus Matrix 5870.

I thought it was memory voltage that the Matrix was the only one to support?